Know Your Teachers
What 2 classes does Ms. Roberts teach at Plano Middle School?
Math and Language Arts
Describe something about the person in the poem "A Man" that we read in the beginning of the year. Answer cannot be that he was a man.
Soldier, lost his arm, etc. Answers vary
Spell the word that sounds the same as "flower", but you use it in baking.
flour
Define: Forbid
To not allow
Define: Roll with the punches
"Josh knew that sometimes things change and you just have to roll with the punches."
To go along with something without complaining
Which weekday in Language Arts is the favorite of Mr. Hild and Ms. Roberts?
Friday Library Day!
Which of the following words does NOT have a negative connotation?
A. Confident
B. Stubborn
C. Bored
D. Rude
A. Confident
I would rather eat chocolate ice cream ________ vanilla ice cream.
then OR than
than
To be too much for someone
Define: Throw in the towel
"After burning 2 cakes in a row, the baker felt it was time to throw in the towel."
Give up
Which book is Ms. Roberts' favorite?
A. Harry Potter
B. Wonder
C. Pride and Prejudice
D. Holes
C. Pride and Prejudice
What job is Jonas selected for in The Giver?
Receiver of Memory
What is the past tense form of the word "eat"?
Ate
Define: Pneumonia
A sickness of the lungs
Define: A cut above the rest
"I like most kinds of cookies, but Oreos are a cut above the rest."
A little bit better
How many children does Mr. Hild have?
Bonus: For a piece of candy, name one of his children.
2
What type of figurative language is in the following sentence?
"He ran as fast as a cheetah during the race."
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Oxymoron
D. Simile
D. Simile
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of "there".
My cousins are really nice. I like hanging out at _________ house. ____________ always doing something fun.
there, their, they're (use 2)
their, they're
Define: Gullible
Easily believing something without proof
Define: On cloud nine
"When I won the lottery, I was on cloud nine."
Very happy
For how many school years (including this one) have Mr. Hild and Ms. Roberts taught this class together?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 2
D. 7
B. 4
What is the only word the Raven ever said?
Nevermore
Write the following verb in past tense: buy
"I like to buy shoes."
Bonus: For a piece of candy, write it in future tense.
Past: bought
Future: will buy
Define: Dismantle
To take something apart
Define: Par for the course
"My brother was late to school 27 times. Him being tardy is par for the course."
Expected or common